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gubbah

[guhb-uh]
noun Australian.
  1. a white person.
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Also gub [guhb] /gʌb/.

Origin of gubbah

< Australian Pidgin English, representing government man
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Examples from the Web for gub

Historical Examples

  • He answered to the name of Gub, and his master to that of Jimmy Stirks.

    When Life Was Young

    C. A. Stephens

  • "All in the newspapers to-morrow, gub'nor," said Earl Maudlin, who evidently enjoyed the confusion and despair of his companion.